The best restaurants Nîmes

Early restoration in Nîmes is a family business, as the managers are the children of the Ganesh restaurant (Rue Porte-de-France). the choice, doughnuts or chicken (pakora), laminated triangle with small peas (samoussa), stew of chickpeas (rajma), basmati rice… The famous cheese galette, this unleavened wheat cake, which makes a rich chicken sandwich, has the symbol. The tandoori oven for cooking is present in the kitchen as well as cardamone seeds for tea. Not too spicy, the formula at € 8 would be well balanced if there were a little more raw vegetables. Everything is served hot in packs or wrapped in aluminium. Since the expansion of the small room, you can eat in the snack if you find room on rare tables. Welcome the good idea of these exotic dishes to take, until the soft carrot cake (gajrella).

One really wonders why this Vietnamese restaurant has never appeared in this guide, which makes every effort to present to its readers addresses worthy of their palaces. The Three Bliss have existed since… more than twenty years and his - large - clientele are here, loyal noon and evening, to show that this place should have been in the Petit Smart for a long time. Its first, fine, tasty and fresh cuisine; its generous portions; prices, more than reasonable; The. restaurant and Christelle have nothing to prove to the Nîmois. Often the room is filled, but still calm. As if Tron's upper was enough to soothe voices like moods. Here you don't feel at an Asian restaurant factory. The atmosphere is family. The palais, the saïgonais rolls, the crab and the shrimp aux, the piquant beef, garlic frog legs and Christelle fondue are among the best in Nîmes. Gourmets, lovers of Asian cuisine, do not hesitate, your taste buds will thank you!

On one square, which hopefully will be saved one day, Hanoi Restaurant is known to residents of the Gambetta district, college students Vauban or used to Oxbridge pub. All of them appreciate its fine Asian cuisine and in the evening it is not uncommon to find the world in the room around 23 h. Special mention for the decoration of the places, very evocative of a mythical Asia with this heavy plafond ceiling, these old lacquers at the walls, these soft and stylized luminaires… On the plate, the journey continues. The traditional plates at 7,50 €, at midday, are moult in the evening menus. Whether you are amateur of the classic bun bo (full bowl with nems, of, rice, salad, soy), thaie salads, chicken or whole monkfish cooked with ginger ginger and ginger, or even crustaceans to tangy sour sour sauce, each finds its formula in this very good Vietnamese restaurant… neighborhood. 

If we count it, in Nîmes, there are as many restaurants closing as there are new ones opening. And then there are those who are looking to expand, those who find a location commensurate with their success. This is the case with Basilik, whose balanced lunch formulas have hit the mark! So we needed another bigger room and a real terrace for this alterno snack bar. At Basilik 2, the great novelty is also steam cooking and the Thai-inspired quick-cooking basket (chicken, Chinese cabbage, carrot, ginger, soya). The first small salad bowl remains open. You can have lunch with soup, Asian salad, Nordic sandwich (wrasp). The concern for dietetics, freshness and taste is constant. Everything is homemade with market products, often organic. Exotic ingredients (Chinese cabbage, quinoa, pink lentils, crushed peanuts, soy sauce, sesame seeds, etc.) give the usual salads a change. Always accompanied by a slice of wholemeal bread, the preparations are served in biodegradable packaging.

For the last three years, the restaurant Délices of the 7 Hills has well equipped its buffet idea. At lunchtime or in the evening, you choose your formula, then you are placed by one of the servers of the friendly team headed by Thuthuy Dag. Then, free to discover the cooked dishes, presented in an attractive way in stainless steel tanks. You are allowed to serve several times. Success requires, it is often full, but the room is great. Just like in a chic, exotic business canteen, you'll find yourself in the buffet and you'll find indications on the dishes. Entries (green papaya salad, nems, spring rolls, ravioli), dishes (tonkinoise, painted duck, almond chicken, bo beef bun), rice, noodles, fried vegetables and desserts… everything is good! With an air to come back!

On this Place square, which opens like a theatre on General-Citéa Street, the restaurants are side by side and maintain good quality. Close to the shops. In any case, for Olivier Gerber, the likeable boss of Délicafé, it is obvious: all basic ingredients come from the covered market: meat from Lozere, seasonal vegetables, cheeses. Different formulas: unique dishes (veal or turkey steak, chopped steak, beef tartar, often accompanied by skipped potatoes - not frozen!) but also original salted pies and large gourmet salads (homemade specialty), recipes of vegetables, haddock with Parmesan, haddock of a green salad, all for a simple meal that keeps the body. A small neighbourhood bistro, where it is very pleasant as soon as it is nice breakfast on the terrace. In the summer, the place is especially animated for Thursdays of Nîmes. The délicafé is then open in the evening.